Posts by Lisa McDonald
Rare earth scramble heats up; California mine opening imminent
Apparently the DOE’s release of its first Critical Materials Strategy was one in a series of announcements about how various…
Read MoreUSABC awards $5.43M for advanced battery development
The U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium, a research collaboration group composed of Chrysler, Ford and GM, announced $5.43 million in advanced…
Read MoreKids, don’t try this at home
Here’s another good holiday video sent to me. I thought it was a joke at first, but realized it’s pretty…
Read MoreDOE seeking $74M in stationary and transportation-related fuel cell proposals
I know many of this blog’s readers directly and indirectly are involved in work on fuel cells, so presumably everyone…
Read MoreGermany’s Fraunhofer: Diamond–ceramic composites, sepsis test-on-a-card, hot-embossed glass microlenses
Germany’s Fraunhofer Institutes have been churning out a fascinating collection of announcements this year that showcase the group’s ability to…
Read More1366 continues to draw interest of investors, DOE
Ann’s earlier post regarding the accelerating drop in costs in 2009 and 2010 for installed photovoltaic solar energy systems general…
Read MoreLBNL releases study on solar installation cost trends; wholesale costs drop 40% 1998-2009
A Lawrence Berkeley National Lab study (PDF) finds that the price of installing residential solar systems has fallen due to…
Read MoreDOE rare earths, critical materials strategy 1.0
A much as I gripe about DOE’s funding delays, I do think kudos should go to the agency for making…
Read MoreFriday federal funding facts: DOE, NSF trailing other agencies in ability to distribute Recovery Act funding
Continuing from my earlier griping about DOE’s inability to deliver on its promises, as the graph above (source: Recovery.gov) shows,…
Read MoreDOE unleashes blitz of end-of-the-year funding announcements
I can’t help but feel like someone high up in DOE recently looked at the calendar and had a panic…
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